ATLANTA — On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 16, eight people were killed in a series of three separate shootings by Robert Aaron Long, a 21-year-old white man from Woodstock, Georgia. An employee at the Gold Massage Spa Long was quick to tell authorities that his motive for the shootings was apparent sex addiction and that he was looking to ‘remove temptation’ by killing the sex workers. However, a witness who recently spoke to Hankook Ilbo, a Korean-Language daily newspaper, offers a different account of events that clearly contradicts what…
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An Update on Our Continued Progress and Our $100 Million Commitment By Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation “In so many ways, 2020 was a challenging year, one that pushed our society to its limits. And yet, it also provided us with an opportunity – really an obligation – to deepen and accelerate our commitment to equity, inclusion, and our communities. Collectively and individually, we had to confront hard truths…
ATLANTA, February 9, 2021 – Georgia Justice Project (GJP) is pleased to announce that Senator Brian Strickland (R-McDonough) has introduced legislation that will positively impact thousands of individuals serving a probation sentence in Georgia. Senate Bill 105 (SB 105) provides a unified process by which individuals that have served at least three years on probation and have successfully met a list of eligibility criteria can seek early termination of their probation sentence. Georgia has more individuals on community supervision (probation or parole) than any other state in the country: 1…
The McIntosh County Shouters from Briar Patch, Georgia will have some ring shouts aired in an upcoming PBS documentary, The Black Church. This two-part, four-hour documentary will air on February 16. More information is here: https://www.pbs.org/weta/black-church/
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Physical distancing measures and the current restrictions on large group gatherings have left many to consider alternative approaches to commemorating the death of a loved one. Normally at a time of loss, a funeral, burial or celebration of life would occur, where individuals gather together to pay final respects to the deceased and support the bereaved. Awareness of virtual funerals is growing as demand for remote services has increased island-wide. A virtual funeral is a practical alternative to a traditional funeral, allowing individuals to connect, grieve, and commemorate via digital…
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